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Monday, September 8, 2014

Hi! I’m Kat Marengo, and I live in the soon-to-be-released
novel SECRETS OF HONOR. I’m here to dish on Carol Kilgore, the author who
created me.

Well, Carol thinks she created me, but we both know better.
I found her mind floating up in the clouds one day and hopped inside. Omigosh,
what a mess!

She kept tossing things in and other things out. I got hit
with a couple of pillows and had to dodge a toy truck before I realized she was
searching for Christmas gifts. See, I arrived between books.

Once I caught on to how she thought, the rest was easy. I
started tossing in things I liked, and I knew the minute she realized I was
there. Then I messed with her head for a while before I introduced myself.

Of course once I did, she tried to take over. Carol
initially wanted me to be an antihero with a little ink and some piercings. I
laughed and told her she needed to chill. It might’ve been fun, but my mama would've pitched one big hissy fit if she’d seen me that way.

Besides, while
I’m perfectly capable of taking care of myself in most situations, I’m a little
bit girly-girl, too. So Carol listened to reason. She also heard me when I said I'd really a man in my life. The minute I laid eyes on Dave Krizak, I didn't know who to hug first

–him or Carol. How she knew I wanted someone and with muscles and blue eyes, I don't know. She read my mind as easily as I read hers.

Besides Dave Krizak, who’s in a whole class all by himself,
SECRETS OF HONOR was so much fun. I got to show off some of my skills, and one
of my new dresses. We had a huge mission to accomplish, and our team came right
together. We like to take all the credit, but to be fair, Carol may have had a
hand in making sure our work paid off.

I told her if she ever wanted to write a sequel, I’m all in.
She said she’d remember that and let me know if that time ever came up. One
thing about Carol – she plays her cards close to her chest. She’s a Scorpio,
you know. They’re like that.

Oops, would you look at the time. I gotta run. Meeting Dave, Peter, and Remy at Parrot Cay – it’s the
best bar for our kind here in San Juan.

What are we doing in San Juan?

I may talk a lot, but I don’t share secrets,
especially SECRETS OF HONOR.

By the end of a long evening working as a special set of eyes for the
presidential security detail, all Kat Marengo wants is to kick off her shoes
and stash two not-really-stolen rings in a secure spot. Plus, maybe sleep with
Dave Krizak. No, make that definitely
sleep with Dave Krizak. The next morning, she wishes her new top priorities
were so simple.

As an operative for a covert agency buried
in the depths of the Department of Homeland Security, Kat is asked to participate in a matter of life or
death—locate a kidnapped girl believed to be held in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Since the person doing the asking is the wife of the president and the girl is
the daughter of her dearest friend, it’s hard to say no.

Kat and Dave quickly learn the
real stakes are higher than they or the first lady believed and will require
more than any of them bargained for.

The kicker? They have twenty-four hours to find the girl—or the matter
of life or death will become more than a possibility.

Although
Carol has deep Texas roots, she’s lived up and down the eastern seaboard and in
other locations across the U.S. as a Coast Guard wife. She sees mystery and
subterfuge everywhere. And she’s a sucker for a good love story—especially
those with humor and mystery. Crime Fiction with a Kiss
gives her the latitude to mix and match throughout the broad mystery and
romance genres. Having flexibility makes her heart happy.